Baseten Soars to $13Bn Valuation with Historic $1.5Bn Series F Funding!

AI infrastructure startup Baseten has successfully raised $1.5bn in a Series F round, achieving a remarkable valuation of up to $13bn. The round was led by Sands Capital and Wellington Management, with Australia's Blackbird VC marking its largest-ever investment. Baseten focuses on providing customizable AI model infrastructure, addressing the growing demand for cost-effective inference solutions as revenue surged 20-fold in a year.
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Baseten Soars to $13Bn Valuation with Historic $1.5Bn Series F Funding!

AI infrastructure startup Baseten has successfully raised $1.5bn in a Series F round, achieving a remarkable valuation of up to $13bn. The round was led ...

Alibaba's LOGOS Model Outshines Microsoft with Revolutionary Unified AI

Alibaba's LOGOS Model Outshines Microsoft with Revolutionary Unified AI

Alibaba has launched LOGOS, a groundbreaking open-source AI model that encodes diverse scientific data into a single vocabulary. This innovative tool, cr...

China Accelerates AI Race with GLM-5.2 Release Amid US Export Ban

China Accelerates AI Race with GLM-5.2 Release Amid US Export Ban

Beijing's Z.ai has launched GLM-5.2, an open-weight AI model trained without US technology, positioning it as a contender against closed models like Fabl...

JNTC Unveils Industry-First 2mm Through-Glass Via Substrate!

JNTC Unveils Industry-First 2mm Through-Glass Via Substrate!

South Korea's JNTC has announced the development of a groundbreaking 2.0mm thick through-glass-via substrate, marking a major milestone in its TGV techno...

Samsung Unveils Breakthrough 3D Stacked Transistor Technology

Samsung Unveils Breakthrough 3D Stacked Transistor Technology

Samsung Electronics has achieved a significant milestone in semiconductor research, presenting a 3D Stacked FET with an industry-first 42nm gate pitch at...

IBM's Nighthawk Quantum Processor Validated for Real-World Applications!

IBM's Nighthawk Quantum Processor Validated for Real-World Applications!

Independent research teams confirmed IBM's Nighthawk can effectively tackle complex problems in both nuclear physics and cybersecurity. The studies demon...

Duke and IonQ Achieve Groundbreaking Three-Node Quantum Entanglement!

Duke and IonQ Achieve Groundbreaking Three-Node Quantum Entanglement!

Duke University and IonQ have successfully demonstrated a maximally entangled quantum state across three isolated trapped-ion modules. This achievement c...

EU to Classify AWS and Azure as Digital Gatekeepers!

EU to Classify AWS and Azure as Digital Gatekeepers!

The European Commission is poised to classify Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure as 'gatekeepers' under the Digital Markets Act for the first time. ...

Japan's Pension Fund Takes Bold Step into Crypto with 1% Allocation

Japan's Pension Fund Takes Bold Step into Crypto with 1% Allocation

The National Business Corporate Pension Fund of Japan plans to invest 1% of its ¥21.3 billion assets in cryptocurrency, marking a significant first for c...

Google Launches Ask Ad Manager: A Game-Changer for Publishers

Google Launches Ask Ad Manager: A Game-Changer for Publishers

Google has launched Ask Ad Manager, a Gemini-powered AI agent designed to assist publishers with ad campaign performance. This tool allows for real-time ...

New USB Worm Hijacks Cryptocurrencies via Clipboard Manipulation!

Microsoft has uncovered a USB worm, Trojan:Win32/CryptoBandits.A, active since February 2026, that hijacks clipboards to swap cryptocurrency wallet addre...

VLC Developer Secures $5M for Ultra-Low Latency Remote Control SDK

Jean-Baptiste Kempf, the lead developer of VLC, has raised $5 million for his startup Kyber, an SDK for controlling remote devices with minimal latency. ...

Samsung Unveils 40,000-Nit RGB OLEDoS Microdisplays for Next-Gen AR Glasses

Samsung Unveils 40,000-Nit RGB OLEDoS Microdisplays for Next-Gen AR Glasses

At AWE USA 2026, Samsung Display showcased its ultra-high-brightness RGB OLEDoS technology, featuring panels reaching 40,000 nits. These displays promise...

Bernie Sanders Proposes Bold AI Tax Bill for Public Stake

Senator Bernie Sanders has unveiled a groundbreaking bill imposing a 50% tax on major AI firms, aiming to grant the public a stake in companies like Open...

LS Electric Secures $70 Million Deal for AI Data Center Power Equipment!

LS Electric Secures $70 Million Deal for AI Data Center Power Equipment!

LS Electric has signed a $70 million contract to supply power-distribution systems for AI data centers in North America. This follow-on deal marks a sign...

Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon START: A Game-Changer for Smart Glasses!

Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon START: A Game-Changer for Smart Glasses!

At the Augmented World Expo, Qualcomm launched Snapdragon START, a complete toolkit for fast-tracking smart glasses development. This program simplifies ...